Backend Node.js Developer (Node.js)

TL;DR

Backend Node.js Developer (Node.js): Building and optimizing efficient, reusable, and reliable server-side APIs for a production-level application with an accent on NestJS, Domain-Driven Design principles, and database performance. Focus on contributing to architectural decisions, ensuring backwards compatibility, and troubleshooting existing systems.

Location: Remote

Company

hirify.global is a company hiring a Backend Node.js Developer.

What you will do

• Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable server-side APIs using NestJS.
• Contribute to a production level application, facing real end-users.
• Ensure backwards compatibility with legacy features.
• Collaborate with front-end and back-end developers, designers, and product managers to define, design, and ship new features.
• Write clean and documented code.
• Contribute to technical design discussions and architectural decisions.

Requirements

• 2+ years of professional experience in Node.js backend development.
• Mastery of NestJS's module system for creating scalable, well-organized applications.
• Practical application of Domain-Driven Design (DDD) principles within the NestJS framework.
• Solid experience using TypeScript.
• Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL, including schema design, query optimization, and ORMs like Sequelize, TypeORM or Prisma.
• Fluency with Git and experience consuming and designing RESTful APIs.

Nice to have

• Experience writing unit and end-to-end (E2E) tests (e.g., Vitest/Jest, Cypress/Playwright).
• Experience with frontend development (mostly Vue.js).
• Knowledge of UI/UX design principles and basic design tools (Figma).
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure) and containerization (Docker).